My mom spent my entire childhood alone. Long after I left the house she met someone and has been very happy with him for the last 10 years.

She has invited him and his family (including several young children) to live at her house. For the past 10 years, despite not personally liking him I have held my tongue because I wanted to see my mom happy. But now, 10 years have passed, and Peter still has no job.

My mother fully supports him and his family. He knows how lonely she is and leverages it against her. He is also verbally abusive to her.

Now our whole family is in a huge fight because everyone knows she is being used but she won’t see it. Now she has picked him over us (which no doubt was his idea because we never gave her an ultimatum). If things continue like this Peter will drain her savings and leave her penniless in her old age.